Share of deaths from homicide in Czechia
Czechia: Share of deaths from homicide was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of deaths from homicide in Czechia, 1986–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deaths from homicide in Czechia is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Czechia peaked at 0.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Czechia ranks 98th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.1% | — |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -19.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +89.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -38.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +71.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from homicide in Czechia?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Czechia was 0.1% in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Czechia ranks 98th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.